-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, W5LuJQNbGMGg/ZK8/aosS9oWGPy3twoiQGpIRqI+H8bsJY1QHsF6VD7NVxG5J4gw TSRdTMOGBgffhsxpx/Zu1g== 0000732812-95-000298.txt : 19950515 0000732812-95-000298.hdr.sgml : 19950515 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000732812-95-000298 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950210 SROS: NONE GROUP MEMBERS: AMERICAN VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES GROWTH FUND GROUP MEMBERS: CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC GROUP MEMBERS: CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY GROUP MEMBERS: CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPIEGEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000276641 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961] IRS NUMBER: 362593917 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38852 FILM NUMBER: 95508896 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3500 LACEY RD CITY: DOWNERS GROVE STATE: IL ZIP: 60515-5432 BUSINESS PHONE: 7089868800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3500 LACEY ROAD CITY: DOWNERS GROVE STATE: IL ZIP: 60515-5432 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732812 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 SO HOPE ST, 52ND FL CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 BUSINESS PHONE: 2134869426 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930818 SC 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB number: 3235-0145 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Expires: October 31, 1994 Estimated average burden hours per response14.90 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 6)* Spiegel Inc. --------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A ----------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 848457107 ----------------------------------- (CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SEC 1745 (2/92) Page 1 of 6 PAGE CUSIP No. 848457107 13G Page 2 of 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 86-0206507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 812,000 ---------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 NONE OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 2,271,200 ---------------------------------------------- PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 2,271,200 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 15.09% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 HC ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 6 pages PAGE CUSIP No. 848457107 13G Page 3 of 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Capital Research and Management Company 95-1411037 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF NONE ---------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 NONE OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 1,119,200 ---------------------------------------------- PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 NONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,119,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 7.43% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 6 pages PAGE CUSIP No. 848457107 13G Page 4 of 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Capital Guardian Trust Company 95-2553868 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 800,000 ---------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 NONE OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 1,140,000 ---------------------------------------------- PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 NONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,140,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 7.57% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 BK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 6 pages PAGE CUSIP No. 848457107 13G Page 5 of 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON American Variable Insurance Series Growth Fund 95-6805277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Massachusetts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF NONE ---------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 NONE OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING NONE ---------------------------------------------- PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 NONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 752,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 5.00% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 5 of 6 pages PAGE Page 6 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Fee enclosed [ ] or Amendment No. 6 Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Spiegel Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 3500 Lacey Blvd. Downers Grove, IL 60515-5432 Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing: The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Capital Research and Management Company, Capital Guardian Trust Company and American Variable Insurance Series Growth Fund Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Item 2(c) Citizenship: N/A Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Class A Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 848457107 Item 3 The person(s) filing is(are): (b) [X] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act. (d) [X] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (g) [X] Parent Holding Company in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See item 9, pg.2, 3, 4 and 5 (b) Percent Class: See item 11, pg.2, 3, 4 and 5 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote See item 5, pg.2, 3, 4 and 5 ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote None iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See item 7, pg.2, 3, 4 and 5 iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of None - beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: N/A Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company (1) Capital Research and Management Company is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (2) Capital Guardian Trust Company is a Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (3) Capital International Limited (CIL) does not fall within any of the categories described in Rule 13d-1-(b)(ii)(A-F) but its holdings of any reported securities come within the five percent limitation as set forth in a December 15, 1986 no- action letter from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission to The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (4) Capital Research and Management Company serves as investment adviser to American Variable Insurance Series Growth Fund, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of the Group: N/A Item 10 Certification By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were aquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 8, 1995 Signature: /s/ Philip de Toledo ------------------------------------------------- Name/Title: Philip de Toledo, V. Pres. & Treasurer ------------------------------------------------- The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ------------------------------------------------- Date: February 8, 1995 Signature: /s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr. ------------------------------------------------- Name/Title: Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Sr. V. Pres. ------------------------------------------------- Capital Research and Management Company ------------------------------------------------- Date: February 8, 1995 Signature: /s/ Eugene P. Stein ------------------------------------------------- Name/Title: Eugene P. Stein, Exec. V. Pres. ------------------------------------------------- Capital Guardian Trust Company ------------------------------------------------- Date: February 8, 1995 Signature: /s/ Chad L. Norton ------------------------------------------------- Chad L. Norton, Secretary ------------------------------------------------- American Variable Insurance Series Growth Fund ------------------------------------------------- AGREEMENT Los Angeles, California February 8, 1995 Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"), Capital Guardian Trust Company ("CGTC"), American Variable Insurance Series Growth Fund (VIG) and The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") hereby agree to file a joint statement on Schedule 13G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") in connection with their beneficial ownership of Class A stock issued by Spiegel Inc.. CRMC, CGTC, VIG and CG state that they are each entitled to individually use Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) of the Act. CRMC, CGTC, VIG and CG are each responsible for the timely filing of the statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning each of them contained therein but are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the others. CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY BY:/s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr. ---------------------------------- Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Sr. V. Pres. CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY BY:/s/ Eugene P. Stein ---------------------------------- Eugene P. Stein Exec. V. Pres. AMERICAN VARIABLE INSURANCE SERIES GROWTH FUND BY:/s/ Chad L. Norton ----------------------------------- Chad L. Norton Secretary THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. BY:/s/ Philip de Toledo ---------------------------------- Philip de Toledo V. Pres. & Treasurer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----